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Parental Stress and Well-Being: A Meta-analysis.

Petruța P Rusu¹, Octav-Sorin Candel^2,3, Ionela Bogdan¹

¹Department of Educational Sciences, University Ștefan cel Mare of Suceava, Suceava, Romania.

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

|March 8, 2025

Summary

Parental stress negatively impacts well-being, including happiness and life satisfaction. This meta-analysis highlights the need for interventions to support parents and improve their overall well-being.

Keywords:

Children Parental Stress Index Parental stress Quality analysis Well-being

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Public Health
Family Studies

Background:

Parental stress is a significant factor affecting parents' mental health.
Research often focuses on negative outcomes, overlooking positive dimensions of parental well-being like happiness.
Existing studies lack a comprehensive synthesis of the parental stress and well-being relationship across diverse populations.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct a meta-analysis investigating the relationship between parental stress and positive parental well-being.
To examine moderators influencing this relationship, including parent/child variables and study characteristics.
To inform the development of targeted interventions for enhancing parental well-being.

Main Methods:

Systematic literature search across multiple databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, etc.).
Inclusion of 86 studies with 22,108 parents of children aged 0-18 years.
Analysis of cross-sectional, longitudinal, daily diary, and intervention studies using continuous self-report measures.

Main Results:

A significant medium-sized negative association (r = -0.40) between parental stress and well-being was found.
Higher study quality correlated with stronger stress-well-being associations.
Studies using the Parental Stress Index (PSI) showed stronger associations, indicating its measurement utility.

Conclusions:

Parental stress is robustly linked to reduced parental well-being.
Methodological rigor and validated measures like the PSI enhance the reliability of findings.
Evidence-based interventions are crucial for addressing parental stress and promoting well-being.